Manton - BS2785 M35 1651

t~pon thl' :Epifl/1 of J A M I s. VI Jl s.cs. tme ofJo11r Sot~gs ofSion,Pfa.I37·3• No jell relilheth with a pro– phane fpirit, fo well as when Scripture is abufed, and 11ade to lac– quey upon. theirfportive joll~ty: Vai~ man thinketh he can never put honour enough upon· h1s pleafutes, and fcom enoagh upo-a God and holy things. Verfc 6•. Te bavi e~n,demn(~, ttlltl kjlleJ th( juft, and he doth · not rejift)DU. The Apoftle cometh now to another fin, and thtt is tyranous and opprtffing cruelty, which is alfo andft:Cl: of riches, where there is no grace to fanCl:ifie the enjoyment of them. From the Context ob. ferve, That plent] begetteth injNrJ, andWhen all things are po[. Obflrvllt. Jible, men think..,111/ thmgs lawful. Rich and great men, iftheybe higher then others, do not think of him that i~ higher then they : .Ecc/ef. 5• 8. if there be opprejfio11 ofthepoor, marvel Not Jlt the JWtter; for he that is hightr thm the hi!heft regardeth, 1111d there hehigher then the]. _ · Ye h;eve condemned,] The Apollle now inllanceth in their cru– elty and oppreffion, masked withapretence and colour of Law: Before rhey would k,ill, there was Come form of a legal procefs, the] condemned. Note hence, That G_Dd tAI(:tbHltice of the inju- oh[erv~t. ries done to his people Nnder the form •f A legAl procedure : Not only ofopen violence, butthat which isdofdy managed. P[a/.94· 2e. Sb11ll the throne ofWick.§dnefshavefellowjJ/ip with thee, Which , fr~tmeth 'WickedNefs by ,. Law ? God taketh it ·more hainouOy, when publique Authority,which is the defence of innocenCJ,is made thepretmce ofopprtJfrDn ·: Many make Confcience of forms ofLaw, that do not make Confcience of oppreffing the godly: See MAt. 'l7· 6. •ru not lawful Jo put the price of blo~d into theTreafitrJ; yet it was lawful to fpill the blood ofChriU in their account. Again, the Apoflle faith,· 1& ht~ve.ctmde~t~ned, and fo TE have kj!/ed; they did ·but procure it by their Authority and wealch, corrupting Judgment, and ufing evil arts to defiroy the jufi. Note, · That anlconcurresce to the defl~~aiotJ of the. innocent, bri11t1th obflrvllt. UJ undtrthe guilt of their blood; and fins cotnmitted b7 flftr i,nftigation,_ become ~rs bJ jufl imputation. Chrifi was put to death by Authority of the R.oman Empire, and executf:d by the Roman~ ~,ouldiers, yet 'cis cba~ged upon the Jews, upon the whole Nation• - Zzz bc:gLlfe

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